Dunston

English

Etymology

From Old English personal name Dunn, genitive case *Dunnes + tūn (“farm”).

Proper noun

Dunston (countable and uncountable, plural Dunstons)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0662). [1]
  3. A small village in Stoke Holy Cross parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2202).
  4. A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, south of Stafford (OS grid ref SJ9217). [2]
  5. A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2262).

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunston is the 8850th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3702 individuals. Dunston is most common among Black/African American (60.4%) and White (32.41%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Lincolnshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Staffordshire)

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